Top Apps to Manage your Business on the Go

19 Jun 2017

From meetings across the country to your daily commute, you can’t always be in your office as much as you’d like. It can be challenging when you’re on-the-go to have everything you need to hand, so these apps are a great way to keep on top of your job when you’re out and about...

KPI Alerts

If you manage a small or medium business, keeping on top of your company’s performance is paramount, and you don’t always have time to log on to your computer to check how things are going.KPI Alerts allows you to send data from a range of sources via email, online shop sales or through plugins with tools such as Google Analytics. Once your KPIs are set up, the app will alert you if anything needs your attention.

Slack

If you’re working on various projects with multiple teams, you’re probably already using Slack. Slack makes it easy for you to manage conversations through individual channels for each project, share files easily through Google Drive and Dropbox, and have private conversations with your team members without the clutter of email.
Plus, you can do it all on-the-go with the Slack app.

Google Drive/Docs

It’s frustrating when you realise the document you desperately need is on your laptop and you only have your tablet. With Google Drive, you can easily access all of your files online, make edits from your phone or tablet and work collaboratively with colleagues in the same document at the same time. It makes it easy to see who made which edits and when. It auto-saves too, so you don’t have to worry about that I’ve-not-pressed-save-for-an-hour panic.

It’s frustrating when you realise the document you desperately need is on your laptop and you only have your tablet. With Google Drive,l you can easily access all of your files online, make edits from your phone or tablet and work collaboratively with colleagues in the same document at the same time. It makes it easy to see who made which edits and when. It auto-saves too, so you don’t have to worry about that I’ve-not-pressed-save-for-an-hour panic.
Download for iOS and Android
It’s frustrating when you realise the document you desperately need is on your laptop and you only have your tablet. With Google Drive,l you can easily access all of your files online, make edits from your phone or tablet and work collaboratively with colleagues in the same document at the same time. It makes it easy to see who made which edits and when. It auto-saves too, so you don’t have to worry about that I’ve-not-pressed-save-for-an-hour panic.
Download for iOS and Android

Skype

An oldie but a goodie. If you’re working across multiple offices with different teams, phone calls can feel a little impersonal at times, and too formal at others. Skype makes it easy to keep everyone connected through video chat and instant messenger to keep your whole team in the loop of recent developments.

Trello

Trello: to- do list, project manager, life manager. Simple enough to be used by anyone; flexible enough for any project. Manage your to-do lists, or set up whole projects with Trello cards. Work alone or invite your team to collaborate. Share files, assign tasks, add checklists and upload photos and videos on the go.
Trello is incredible easy to use – simply create boards for yourself, your team, or your project, and add cards of tasks that can be dragged and dropped into different lists. Use it as a to-do list with to do, doing and done lists, or create entire project management systems with ease.
Simple to use on both desktop and mobile.

Scannable

Turn your smartphone into a scanner with Scannable. Simply use your camera to ‘scan’ a document, and the app will save it to your Camera Roll, remove any background distractions and enhance the document for increased readability.
Top tip: if you’re scanning a business card, the app will save the information as a contact.

Pocket

You always find that amazing article at the least-opportune moment – it’s not always appropriate to be reading up on the latest living room trends while you’re at work!
With Pocket, you can save all your favourite links from anywhere, and access them on your desktop, phone or tablet. Tag them to easily keep track of themes and categories, and best of all, you can access them offline.